COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTIONCelebrator has a creamy head of tight bubbles contrasting beautifully with its profound dark robe. It is full-bodied and velvety from half a year’s aging. Although it is strong, it is not overpowering. There is a wonderful and complex balance between the various malts, the alcohol and the subtle hops. A complex fruitiness of roasted malt and whole hop flowers make Celebrator great as a party drink with friends and family at celebrations. Despite its richness, it has a faintly smoky dryness in the finish.

Bottle. Deep, very dark brown pour with a dense mocha head. Aroma is molasses, raisins, toffee, a hint of smoke. Flavour is rich but not strong - dense and complex, but not overly sweet. Perfect light carbonation and a light dry finish. Beautifully made doppelbock.

Large light brown lasting foam sets at an almost black beer, but even if the foam is compact and only slowly dwindling, so spreads a wonderful aroma of dark chocolate malt mixed hard roasted malt and cold mocha. The taste is potent of dark malt sweetness from chocolate, dark dried fruits and a hint of smoked malt. Light bitter notes of strong coffee carries it further to a bit nutty character until a slightly bitter hops in the end. Similar delicious doppelbocks is hard to find, and if I only had to pick one favorite beer among all the beers in the world, then comes celebrator definitely in my thinking.

Poured into a taster showing coffee brown semi translucent rims and a dark center.
The nose shows sweet sugar cane and very strong notes of steel tank here and there.
The palate is full bodied and well carbonated. Showing the same aromas expressed as flavors with a coffee-like bitterness at the finish.
Really was not impressed at the start and can’t say the palate is any better. Much too sweet and an aroma that is not very inviting. But this is the quintessential doppelbock.

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